Famous people · Danville
Born near Danville: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Leonard S. Echols, from Madison, 2 mi away. Over the border in Madison, 3 names are on record, led by Leonard S. Echols. The best known of them is Joanne Dru, with articles in 34 languages. The list for Danville is empty for now.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
Joanne Dru
Best known
Joanne Dru
in 34 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Danville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Danville
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jim Myers
1921–2014American football player and coach, college athletics administrator
Charles R. Tolbert
1936–2025American astronomer and astronomy educator
William S. Wysong
1876–1963Attorney General of West Virginia 1942-1943
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The neighbour with the most names is Madison, at 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Danville and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (9)
- Joanne Dru: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathy Mattea: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- T. D. Jakes: T.D. Jakes Ministries, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Devil Anse Hatfield: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leonard S. Echols: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Massey: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Harris: FloridaJoy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Myers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William S. Wysong: State of West Virginia (Charleston, West Virginia), publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons